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diplomats ask what is in the interest of the united states. these are all legitimate questions, but at some level the have to be equal at the table if you want to work out the debate that will give -- that will come up. thank you for having us. and thank you for bringing out general jones to talk about where they are going. >> thank you. >> i wanted to address one issue that was raised by the questions on the afghanistan issue. they have not overcome the difficulty from the civil war in the 1990's. i think that this is often overplayed. i was thrilled that there was one more thing that came out of the last round of elections, that no serious candidate was playing at the cards. i do not agree with the state about the impossibility of an afghan national army. this has been one of the successful highlights with the ability to work effectively together when properly trained, and given a good mission. i think this leads to a larger question. one of the big things about where we are at in afghanistan is that we have been down for so long, it looks l
diplomats ask what is in the interest of the united states. these are all legitimate questions, but at some level the have to be equal at the table if you want to work out the debate that will give -- that will come up. thank you for having us. and thank you for bringing out general jones to talk about where they are going. >> thank you. >> i wanted to address one issue that was raised by the questions on the afghanistan issue. they have not overcome the difficulty from the civil...
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the united states military has had people in the combat zone for 20 years. we all need to understand this pressure on the force. i agree with you that these are realities. the things -- i agree with you that these are realities and these people -- we can to the conclusion and by the way the secretary gave specific instructions to go look at the care of the health care givers and we have and -- haven't addressed that yet, the conviction they largely have been treated as a separate group. we believe the need to be treated just like the combatants. the need the same kinds of programs and support and all that goes with it. and so we did not look at tbi, ptsd. the secretary had the view he didn't need our view -- that he must've looked at that and had but one where he needed it. and so, we came to the conclusion these people are a critical part of the readiness posture that the united states military and so great care is required and programs to support them are required. >> mr. chairman i want to thank both gentlemen for being here today for their response to ea
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states to lead to real consumption here in the united states. and again higher tax revenues for the government. i wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't nitpick a little bit. they don't detract over the all study. the term full labor rights is used without really will defining it. i wonder if that isn't a code word for more unionization, which i don't think really this is what about. the great benefit of legalization is that immigrants can enjoy the full labor rights that are available to all american workers right now. it also uses the term flexible legal limits which i think needs to be defined. but none of that should take away from i think the bottom-line headline finding of this study, that is, you have two very different organizations coming to very similar conclusions, and that is enforcement only is a policy that has not only failed but has imposed significant costs on americans as taxpayers and in our economy. if congress and the president want to create better jobs and stimulate the economy, then comprehensive immigration reform, includi
states to lead to real consumption here in the united states. and again higher tax revenues for the government. i wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't nitpick a little bit. they don't detract over the all study. the term full labor rights is used without really will defining it. i wonder if that isn't a code word for more unionization, which i don't think really this is what about. the great benefit of legalization is that immigrants can enjoy the full labor rights that are available to all...
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and this is a very radical, radical decision that came out of the supreme court of the united states, a court that said they respected precedent. this throws out decades of precedent designed to protect the citizens and the integrity of our political process against big money special interests. it will open the had no gates if left unchecked and unchallenged to more and more special interest money, big corporation money at a time as my colleague, senator schumer said, we need to be reducing the amount of influence of special interest money. this takes us in the exact opposite direction from where america wants to go. it will allow the biggest corporation of the united states to engage in the buying and selling of elections. if you look at the staggering figures of the fortune 100 companies and the revenues they have and the profits that they can now unleash directly in these elections, has the potential to totally up end our system and corrupt the process in a way that i think should alarm every american citizen. just think of some hypotheticals, and as my colleague said, we were stil
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for example, under current law, the state department is restricted from messaging into the united states or to u.s. citizens part of a broad set of rules to avoid the u.s. government from propaganda, which is good. we live in a free open society. we don't need the government, you know, propagandizing. that said, in the age of the internet, in the age where communication is borderless, how does one define communications in the country and to american citizens, and communications outside? and what does that legal framework look like? that has yet to be answered. and those other types of legal questions that i think need to emerge. and i think congress has a major hand in this. and i think, unfortunately, the history of congressional action on national security issues has largely been one of the being reactive. after the fact that dealing with the last case anew. the 9/11 commission, commissioned by congress, to do with the prior event. all of the commission, then hearings, usually has to do with the last threat, the last thing that happened. and congress by its very nature is not nimmo and
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he told me to make sure that you tell everybody you have been more diverse in the united states senate than anyone else put together. that is where we are and i will move forward and get health care done the next couple of weeks. >> you apologized to president barack obama and black leaders. what about of butter is? do you think you owe them an apology? -- what about the voters? >> i talked to the national leaders in the last few days. the african american leaders in nevada, i told them just to call me. the present majority leader of the senate in nevada is one of my proteges. i am very proud of him. i am not going to dwell on this anymore. it is in the book. thank you all very much. >> did you know that the number one free application for your iphone is cspan radio? you can get quick and easy access to three streaming audio programs. there's also a tablet links to all of our podcast, including q&a and afterwards. it is free and available from the at store. -- the app store. >> "washington journal" next. we will take your calls. later in the morning, senate republican leader mitch mcco
he told me to make sure that you tell everybody you have been more diverse in the united states senate than anyone else put together. that is where we are and i will move forward and get health care done the next couple of weeks. >> you apologized to president barack obama and black leaders. what about of butter is? do you think you owe them an apology? -- what about the voters? >> i talked to the national leaders in the last few days. the african american leaders in nevada, i told...
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will we fight for the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states military? finally, will we finish our work and overcome the devastations of from the floods and tornadoes and rebuild a stronger, greener, more sustainable state tax [applause] -- sustainable state? [applause] i believe that history teaches us time and time again that the iowa way, the american way is that we are faced with great diversity and a great challenge, we meet them with bold, decisive action. this is no time for fear, for partisanship, and inaction, instead, let's finish what we started, unafraid of tomorrow, and inspired by its possibilities. i will do my part and i look forward to working with the house and senate leadership and all the members and i know that together, we will have a successful session. good luck in the days ahead and look forward to working with each and everyone of you. may god bless the great state of ottawa. let's embrace this future, making this iowa century with an unwavering faith that our best days are ahead of us. thank you and god bless. [applause] thank
will we fight for the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states military? finally, will we finish our work and overcome the devastations of from the floods and tornadoes and rebuild a stronger, greener, more sustainable state tax [applause] -- sustainable state? [applause] i believe that history teaches us time and time again that the iowa way, the american way is that we are faced with great diversity and a great challenge, we meet them with bold, decisive action. this is no time...
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states who were part of trails here in the united states. so i believe the handling of mr. abdullah tolle of is entirely appropriate. and i think people should understand that. i'm concerned about the no-fly list. i believe the definition of who would go on the no-fly list is highly convoluted, takes a philadelphia lawyer to interpret and i've been told by direct or player that it is being reassessed and hopefully will be redone. pet and is becoming the explosive of choice. were going to have more attempts using this explosive and hopefully it will not be perfect but soon. so let's go for a moment to the visas. and mr. kennedy, let me ask you, were you saying in your testimony that there will be an automatic revocation of the says four subjects of a visa viper cable or a terrorist identities mark environments the tried and true? answer is yes or no. >> answer is we send that information to our partners in the fbi and other law-enforcement agencies and in the intelligence community. we have been requested on numerous occasions by those agenci
states who were part of trails here in the united states. so i believe the handling of mr. abdullah tolle of is entirely appropriate. and i think people should understand that. i'm concerned about the no-fly list. i believe the definition of who would go on the no-fly list is highly convoluted, takes a philadelphia lawyer to interpret and i've been told by direct or player that it is being reassessed and hopefully will be redone. pet and is becoming the explosive of choice. were going to have...
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god bless the united states and god bless the great state of kansas. [applause] >> in a few moments, a discussion on the future of mortgage finance companies, fannie mae and freddie mac. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern taking your calls on education, unemployment and the attempted bombing of northwest airlines flight. and house legislative business at 10:00 eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about this morning. the first public meeting of the financial industry inquirey commission is on c-span 2 at 9:00 eastern. the commission's look at the causes of the financial situation includes testimony from the heads of bank of america, morgan stanley, jpmorgan chase and goldman sachs. and the house armed services committee focuses on china's military. witnesses include representatives from the departments of december and state and the head of the u.s. pacific command. that's live on c-span 3 at 10:00 eastern. the future of mortgage finance companies fannie mae and freddie mac was the focus of a discussion yesterday hosted by consumer advo
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taxpayers, but of the united states treasury department. that was from previous testimony, and we rely on that to say, perhaps that is not the right answer. we know that the new york feds sought to cover the counterparty payments made possible by the taxpayers' money. we now better understand that the new york fed transferred their earlier responsibility to the american people after t.a.r.p. was passed. we know that the new york feds succeeding in getting the -- succeeded in getting the sec to continue the cover-up until 2018, ten years from the date the bailout began. and we know that the full amount paid to aig's counterparties will likely never be repaid to the american people. some facts, mr. chairman, remain unknown or uncertain. secretary geithner has claimed publicly that he has recused himself from the day-to-day management of the new york fed when the cover-up occurred. in fact, he has asserted complete ignorance of the fed's efforts to cover up the bailout details. many people, including members of this committee, have a hard time
taxpayers, but of the united states treasury department. that was from previous testimony, and we rely on that to say, perhaps that is not the right answer. we know that the new york feds sought to cover the counterparty payments made possible by the taxpayers' money. we now better understand that the new york fed transferred their earlier responsibility to the american people after t.a.r.p. was passed. we know that the new york feds succeeding in getting the -- succeeded in getting the sec to...
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in your testimony you state that in your capacity as united states treasury secretary you were not involved in any decisions with respect to payments to aig's counterparties. and that you were not involved in any of the decisions concerning aig's disclosure of those payments. i'd like to accept that at face value, mr. paulson, except the critical decisions concerning payments to counterparties were made after the passage of the emergency economic recovery act by congress at your request, and the emergency economic recovery act made the treasury secretary responsible for the use of funds authorized by congress. negotiations on the counterparty payments by the federal reserve bank of new york did not begin until november 6th, 2008. the funding of the payment of the counterclaims is backed by funds made available under the emergency economic recovery act. so mr. paulson, doesn't it make it your responsible to know how those funds were used? >> i think you will find, congressman, and i think t.a.r.p. reported this, that the t.a.r.p. investment, the $40 billion t.a.r.p. investment was equity and
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i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in the past, and so, there is a trust issue there. there is uncertainty. through afghanistan -- and afghanistan's eyes as to whether or not we will stay. and so there is a trust problem there. and a relationship building requirement there as well. and when i come back it iran, we will not have had a relationship with iran since 1979. so, building that kind of a relationship, and what is that mean? and i speak to the difficulty of the other relationships and look at what 30 years potentially can do. so there is a awful lot of both concern and potential. and i think focus that wi
i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in...
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when i talked to rape victims in the united states, i have to give them the same information because the likelihood of justice that you think you will get because you watch csi - they took id and i and i wa -- they took might dna and i thought the rapist would be apprehended and i can get on the path of recovery and it does not work like that for the majority of people. when we start to prioritize certain people, we create a parallel universe of justice. that has to stop. >> all right, thank you for that point and that -- and as we look at this re-authorization, sometimes laws and funding is set back into a time when we did not have the technology and state laws that we have now. this is an opportunity to look at what we should be doing differently and better. to end on a positive note, you said this save taxpayers $14.8 billion in the first six years alone. can you comment about that and where you see those savings? >> back in 1984, when i was a young person living in cleveland, ohio, i live next door to a family where the husband was violent but we have to tell the police officers
when i talked to rape victims in the united states, i have to give them the same information because the likelihood of justice that you think you will get because you watch csi - they took id and i and i wa -- they took might dna and i thought the rapist would be apprehended and i can get on the path of recovery and it does not work like that for the majority of people. when we start to prioritize certain people, we create a parallel universe of justice. that has to stop. >> all right,...
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just finished a piece on the contribution of the union label in the united states. google books was in many ways the way -- what we have not known existed. i e rely on it enormously but at the same time using something like infuriatingly though it is, i was using 18th-century books online. many of you have read a wonderful piece of the inadequacy of that. the difference is quite extraordinary. the point is not to say i agree with that, wouldn't it be wonderful if they had managed to do that to the extent that google did. if google managed in some way to arrange method data, that is what i would like to bring together. i will point you all to the chronicle of higher education about google as a method data train wreck. he pulls out series after series of things that google got wrong. he got villified for that. the people who think him for it, dan clancy in google, thanks for pointing to the fact that they had all of these. they took it seriously. one of the things that went wrong was miss identification by title. miss identification by author with madam boveri and thi
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kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as district attorney of middlesex county. joseph kennedy, no relation to the late senator, is an independent candidate who was a member of the national libertarian party pretty worse in information technology. in preparing questions, i consulted with members of the media and other peoples whose judgment i trust. the questions themselves are known only to me. to the audience, once again, hold your applause until the end. we will begin with a series of question to the candidate, leaving time for response in discussion. by lottery, the first questio
kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as...
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we have the eight fastest- growing economy in the united states. that is no. 8. we were recognized as being the fourth-best place in america to do business, up from no. 9 last year. and, we are now no. 1 in the nation in terms of low-cost for doing business, in all 50 states. and there is more. two weeks ago, according to market watch, des moines was named the no. 1 city in america to do business. these are not just statistics. they are the tools that we will need to help us continue to attract good-paying jobs, and encourage existing companies to expand here. i am proud of the fact that we have worked very hard to bring new jobs to this state. 3500 new jobs that pay well, google, aviva, and -- these are very exciting projects but they are just the tip of the iceberg. private industry has brought $7 million in new capital investment to this state. the business climate, even during the difficult recession, continues to outperform the neighbors, putting us on the clear path to recovery. [applause] in an effort to make certain that we do all that we can to continue
we have the eight fastest- growing economy in the united states. that is no. 8. we were recognized as being the fourth-best place in america to do business, up from no. 9 last year. and, we are now no. 1 in the nation in terms of low-cost for doing business, in all 50 states. and there is more. two weeks ago, according to market watch, des moines was named the no. 1 city in america to do business. these are not just statistics. they are the tools that we will need to help us continue to attract...
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states of congress. thus, we have this launching of the assault on the investment community. or they're outrageous compensation systems out there? yes, i am not reached by late- night comedians who make tens of millions of dollars to be mean to each other. i am outraged by professional out -- athletes who make tens of millions of dollars and have -- and abuse their spouses and girlfriends. and i am outraged by compensation packages on wall street as well, but none are more outrageous than those who use taxpayer funds to reward the executives at fannie and freddie. on christmas eve, this administration decided to take out all the goodies from the american taxpayer and hand them over to the executives of fannie and freddie, which are functionally owned by the u.s. government and hand them out to the two ceos, $6 million pay packages, 42 in dollars for the rest of their executives. we were paying -- $42 million for the rest of their executives. we were paying them tens of billions of dollars from the u.s. t
states of congress. thus, we have this launching of the assault on the investment community. or they're outrageous compensation systems out there? yes, i am not reached by late- night comedians who make tens of millions of dollars to be mean to each other. i am outraged by professional out -- athletes who make tens of millions of dollars and have -- and abuse their spouses and girlfriends. and i am outraged by compensation packages on wall street as well, but none are more outrageous than those...
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as well as the united states. i'm sure is he is disappointed as i was in the vote today. there were several votes that i was disappointed and. sarbanes-oxley was not fully implemented. and the cramdown position, loan modifications were not pass, but we passed a bill. you do not get everything. i appreciate you all being here. if you can bring something to us to consider, it looks like -- although you can put these provisions on other bills. that is the only time you can get good bills into law. the system has the methods to this map that. i thank you for your time today. without objection, members have 5 legislative days to submit additional questions. they will be made part of the record. without record -- without objection, the record will remain open for five additional days for additional material. i thank everyone for their time and patience. i wish everyone a happy hanukkah, a merry christmas, and any other holiday you may hold the near and dear. this session is adjourned. [captioning performed by national c
as well as the united states. i'm sure is he is disappointed as i was in the vote today. there were several votes that i was disappointed and. sarbanes-oxley was not fully implemented. and the cramdown position, loan modifications were not pass, but we passed a bill. you do not get everything. i appreciate you all being here. if you can bring something to us to consider, it looks like -- although you can put these provisions on other bills. that is the only time you can get good bills into law....
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we created the ohio department of veterans affairs, veterans services to unite all our state veterans programs into one cabinet department. with the ohio g.i. promise, ohio became the first state in the nation to open its doors and the doors of our state universities and colleges with free tuition for veterans from across the country. we've made military pensions free of state income tax. so let these policies send a clear message to everyone who has worn this nation's uniform. heroes are welcome in ohio. [applause] >> so today in honor of all the servicemen and women from ohio who are bravely serving us, i would like you to join in a moment of silent reflection. let us pray for their safe return and for the comfort and strength of those who have suffered loss or injury. [silence] >> thank you. i'm proud today to say that in assembling a cabinet and in appointing judges, no ohio governor has ever chosen applicants who better reflect the great diversity of this great state. and women now hold half of the seats in my cabinet. [applause] >> among the 40 judicial vacancies that i filled,
we created the ohio department of veterans affairs, veterans services to unite all our state veterans programs into one cabinet department. with the ohio g.i. promise, ohio became the first state in the nation to open its doors and the doors of our state universities and colleges with free tuition for veterans from across the country. we've made military pensions free of state income tax. so let these policies send a clear message to everyone who has worn this nation's uniform. heroes are...
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. >> and redesign and reconstruction of how we deliver primary secondary education in the united states. and that's exactly what this panel is going to be discussing. very interesting papers on exactly that point by john child and steve wilson. and to inspire discuss, michael podgursky and michelle mclaughlin. and without further ado let me just say the presenters have 12 minutes each. to discuss 10 minutes each and if everybody is brisket we will have time for some conversation and discussion. take it away, john chubb. >> good morning. this morning and in the first tell you heard about mostly operational savings. now were going to switch to the topic of educational opportunities. the country for the last two years has been going through the worst recession since the great depression. and every industry has been under enormous, enormous pressure to change. education is not unique in that regard. i want to start with an example to illustrate this. the state of hawaii, like many other, every other state in the nation has been under enormous pressure to try to do with its budget gaps. it c
. >> and redesign and reconstruction of how we deliver primary secondary education in the united states. and that's exactly what this panel is going to be discussing. very interesting papers on exactly that point by john child and steve wilson. and to inspire discuss, michael podgursky and michelle mclaughlin. and without further ado let me just say the presenters have 12 minutes each. to discuss 10 minutes each and if everybody is brisket we will have time for some conversation and...
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it is the world to have united states of america. the world that takes me from arcadia national park in maine to yellowstone and yosemite to the grand canyon to the islands and the 550 wildlife refuges to and the 550 wildlife refuges to our 564 reservations.
it is the world to have united states of america. the world that takes me from arcadia national park in maine to yellowstone and yosemite to the grand canyon to the islands and the 550 wildlife refuges to and the 550 wildlife refuges to our 564 reservations.
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of the united states and the president of the united states with reckless disregard for the perception and the reality of what would be seen as a breach in security for terrorists of all walks of life to be able to make the assessment i can do it, too. i'm saddened and disappointed and i'm outraged and i would ask you to check your patriotism and find out why you had to do something of that level. with that in mind, i do respect your constitutional rights i respect them because i respect this nation and i respect the rights and responsibilities of the of of the congresses and this committee and i will ask the question that both of you can answer. you had a duty to inform the secret service officer that you were not invited guess. you dressed the part. you did not receive an official invite. your names did not appear on the guess list and your invitation from michelle jones was denied. what more did you need in order to understand that you were not invited? >> on the advice of counsel, i respectfully assert my rights not to answer your question. >> after being told you had not received
of the united states and the president of the united states with reckless disregard for the perception and the reality of what would be seen as a breach in security for terrorists of all walks of life to be able to make the assessment i can do it, too. i'm saddened and disappointed and i'm outraged and i would ask you to check your patriotism and find out why you had to do something of that level. with that in mind, i do respect your constitutional rights i respect them because i respect this...
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terrorist acts against the united states. and so you need to treat that differently and you do not give the people that want to undermine the constitution to use it against us. host: if president obama gets health care legislation and signs it, will that be one of the issues that you use in the election? guest: absolutely. health care will be an ongoing issue until it gets resolved in the way when the government doesn't stand between the doctor and the patient and you're looking at a system that is bottom up. the situation is you've created a bureaucracy to solve cost problems. so if cost is the issue, if that's the driver, then what do we need to do to address the costs, to bring those costs down that creates greater competition in the marketplace so insurance companies, there are not only three insurance companies you can go to in my state. i can go to the four over there or the seven that are over there. you create competition. and you do other things. the other thing is if you have 40 million, 33 million, 10 million peopl
terrorist acts against the united states. and so you need to treat that differently and you do not give the people that want to undermine the constitution to use it against us. host: if president obama gets health care legislation and signs it, will that be one of the issues that you use in the election? guest: absolutely. health care will be an ongoing issue until it gets resolved in the way when the government doesn't stand between the doctor and the patient and you're looking at a system...